End lounge glider



July 10, 1962 E. c. BOWEN END LOUNGE: GLIDER 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed March 20, 1961 INVENTOR. EUSTACE C. BOWEN ,www

ATTORNEYS July 10, 1952 E. c. BOWEN 3,043,623

END LOUNGE GLIDER 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed March 20, 1961 INVENTOR. EUSTACE C. BOWEN ATTORNEYS United States Patent() 3,043,623 END LDUNGE GLIDER Eustace C. Bowen, 5895 S. Telegraph, Taylor, Mich. Filed Mar. 20, 1961, Ser. No. 96,779 2 Claims. (Cl. 297-273) This invention relates to a novel and improved artic-le of furniture, and more particularly to a novel end loungev the user may move the'upper frame in a forward and rearward motion `by exerting a slight hand pressure on the hand puller.

It is another object of the present invention to provide kan improved end lounge glider which is economical of manufacture, compact and simple in construction, efficient in operation and which is durable and is comprised of a minimum of working parts.

It is a further object of the present invention to provide an end lounge glider which includes `a lower base frame and an upwardly disposed movable handle pushing supporting frame, and wherein the frames are constructed from light-weight tubular members such as aluminum tubing or the like.

It is still another object of the present invention -to provide a novel and improved end lounge glider which may be quickly and easily assembledfor use yand easily and quickly disassembled for storage purposes.

`Other objects, features and advantages of this invention will be apparent from the following detailed descrip tion and appendedV claims, reference being made to the Iaccompanying drawings forming 4a part of the specication wherein like reference numerals designate corresponding parts of the several views.

In the drawings:

FIG. 1 lis a side elevational View of an end lounge glider made in accordance with the principles of the invention;

FIG. 2 is a top plan View of the structure illustrated in FIG. l;

FIG. 3 is an end elevational view, taken along the line 3- 3 thereof of FIG. 1 and lookingin the direction of the arrows;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary-side elevational view of the structure illustrated in FIG. 2, taken along the line 4 4 thereof and looking in the direction of the arrows;

FIG. 5 is an enlargedfragmentary elevational sectional view of the structure illustrated in FIG. 4, looking in the direction of the arrows 5 5;

FIG. 6 is an enlarged elevational sectional view of the structure illustrated in FIG. 1, taken along the line 6 6 thereof and looking in the direction of the arrows;

FIG. 7 is an lenlarged fragmentary elevational View of the structure illustrated iILFIG. :2,'taken yalong the line 7 7 thereof and looking in the direction of the arrows;

FIG. 8 is'an enlarged fragmentary, broken horizontal sectional view of the structure illustrated in FIG. 2, taken along the line 3 8 thereof and, looking inthe direction ofthe arrows; and,

FIG. 9 is a `fragmentary enlarged elevational sectional view ofthe structure illustrated in FIG. 2, taken along the line 9 9 thereof and looking in the direction of the aITOWS.

Referring now to the drawings, and in particular to I longitudinally extended connector tube 26.

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FIGS. 1, 2 and 3, wherein is shown an illustrative embodiment, the numeral 10 generally indicates a lower or base'frame which is adapted to rest on the ground and be fixed in position. The numeral 11 generally indicates an upper movable frame which is swingably mounted on the base frame 14) for forward and backward movement, as more fully described hereinafter. i

The base `frame 10 comprises a iight side vertical portion and a left side vertical portion which are interconnected by an upper horizontal portion. The right side portion will be described in detail with reference numerals applied to the various parts and similar reference numerals will be applied to the left side frame portion followed by the small letter a. As shown in FIG. l, the right side vertical portion of the base frame comprises the front leg 12 which slopes forwardly and downwardly into engagement with the ground, and which is integrally connected yto a longitudinally disposed horizontal connector tube 13. As shown in FIGS. l and 2, the lower end of the front leg 12 is integrally connected to the rearwardly extended integral foot portion 14 which is in turn integrally connected to the transversely extended connector tube 15. As shown in FIG. 2, the inner ends of the transverse connector tubes 15 and 15a are detachably connected by means of a suitable coupling generally indicated by the numeral 16 and more fully described hereinafter. v

As shown in FIG. l, the right side portion of the base frame 10 further includes the intermediate U-shaped leg member which comprises a front leg 17 that is integrally connected at its upper end thereof to the horizontal connector member 13 and which is integrally connected at the lower end thereof to the horizontal foot tube or ground engaging member 18. The foot tube 18 is integrally connected at the rear end -thereof to the upwardly and rearwardly sloping leg 19 which is integrally connected to the upwardly disposed horizontal connector tube 20, at the upper end of the leg 19. The horizontal connector tube 20 is integrally connected at the rear end thereof to Vthe tubular leg 21 which extends downwardly and slopes rearwardly and is connected at the lower end thereof to the ground engaging tubular member 22. As shown in FIG. l, the tubular member 22 engages the ground at the forward end thereof over a length of 4approximately seven inches, and the rear portionthereof extends slightly upwardly above the ground level. The rear end of the ground engaging member 22 is integrally connected to the upwardly and rearwardly sloping tubul lar connector member 23 which connects at its-upper end to the horizontal rearwardly extended wheel carrying memberV 24. As shown in FIG. l, the tubular member 24 is integrally connected to the lower end of the upwardly and forwardly sloping tubular leg 25 which Ais integrally connected at its upper end to the vhorizontal It .will be seen that the tubular members 21 through 26 form what may be termed a rear substantially U-shaped ground engaging leg member..

As shown in FIGS. 1, 2, 3 and 9, the end lounge glider of the present invention is provided with a pair of wheels indicated by the numerals 27 and 28, for transporting the glider in a quick and easy manner. The wheels 27 and 28 are operatively mounted on the transverse shaft 29, the ends ofv which extend through suitable holes infthe horizontal wheel carrying tubes 24 and 24a. The ends of the shaft 29. are threaded and have suitably mounted thereon the lock nuts 30= and 31. As shownin FIG. 9, the wheel 27 is provided with the bearing hubs 32 and 33 and is heldin place against` the tubing 24 by any'suitable' means, as,v by means of a conventional C-washer 34 mounted in asuitable groove in the shaft 29, as indicated bythe numeral 35. The C-washer 34 may be of any suitone-half inch in diameter.

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a-ble conventional snap ring type. The Wheel 28. is provided with similar hubs and is held in place on the shaft 29 by a similar CFshaped snap ring construction. The wheels 27 and 28 are of a size commensurate with the height off of the ground of the tube 24 so as to provide a clearance of approximately one inch below the lower end of thevwheels andthe ground when the glider is in the position shown in FIG. 1.

' It will be seen that the glider may be quickly and easily moved from place to place by merely grasping the front legs 12 and 12a and lifting upwardly, whereby the glider wheelsv 27 and 28will engage the ground and the glider may be quickly moved to any desired place.

38,39 and .40, respectively. As shown in FIG. '2, the

other longitudinally vextended tube 37 is also connected to the horizontal connector tubes 13a, 20a and 26a by similar bolts and nuts generally indicated by the numerals 41, 42 and 43, respectively. As shown in FlGS. l, 2 and 3, the longitudinally extended frame rails 36 and 37 are provided at .the rear end thereof with an integral transversely extended or cross tube portion 44 and 45, respectively, which are detachably connected at their inner ends by means of a coupling generally indicated by the numeral 46, and more fully explained hereinafter.

The tubing used in forming the lower or base frame may be any suitable light-weight tubing as, for example, a one inch diameter aluminum` tubing. As shown in FIG..2,'the longitudinal rails 36 and 37V of the base frame are interconnected bythe detachably mounted cross shafts 47, 48 and 49. The shafts 47, 48 and 49 are suitablyY secured in place by any suitable means, as by suitable lock nuts, and these shafts are preferably approximately The side portions of the lower or base frame 10 are vertically spaced apart at a y distance of approximately two and one-half feet.

The upper or movable frame comprises the spaced apart longitudinally extended tubesor rails 148 and 149, and they are spaced outwardly from the rails 36 and 37 approximately two and one-half inches. AAs shown in FIG. 2, the longitudinal rails 148 and 149 have integrally formed at the front ends thereof the transversely extended crossl tubes 50 and 51 which are detachably connected at the inner ends thereof by the coupling generally indicated bythe numeral `52. The coupling 52 is of the same Y constructionas the couplings 16 and 46 and an enlarged detailed Yconstruction -of this type coupling is Vshown in FIG, 7.` The coupling 52 comprises the tubular member or'` sleeve 53 which is adapted to slidably receive the inner ends of the cross tubes 50 and 51. Asshown in FIG. 7, the inner end of the tube 50 is welded in place vin the sleeve y53 while the inner end of the tube 51 is detachably secured therein by means of the lock screw 54. It will be seen that the coupling 53 permits the tube portions y51 and 50 to bequickly and easily disconnected.

The upper frame 11 comprises a pair of spaced apart vertical side portions which kextend downwardly from the rails 148 `and 14-9 in spaced relationship from the lower frame 10. The right side vertical .portion 0f the upper n vframe 11 will be described in detail and the left side will `be marked with similar reference numerals followed by the small letter b'since it is identical in construction.

As shown in l, the upper frame .right side vertical portioncomprises afront and'rear longitudinally spaced apart, downwardly extended,A U-shaped ,suspension leg generally indicated by the numerals 55 and 56'. The front U-shaped 'leg or'suspension member 55 comprises the 4 horizontal lower -bight portion S7, the front end of which is integrally connected tothe upwardly and forwardly sloping tubing 58 .which is in turn connected integrally at the upperend thereof to the horizontal longitudinally forwardly extended tube 59'. The front suspension legv further` includes the upwardly and rearwardly sloping tube 60 which is integrally connected at the lower end thereof to the horizontal portion' 57, and which is connected at the upper end thereof with'the longitudinally extended horizontal connector tubey 61. The rear end of the connector tube 61 is integrally connected to the front vertical tube of the rear suspension leg 56, and the front tube is indicated by the numeral 62 and it extends rearwardly and downwardly and is integrally connected at the lower end thereof with the horizontal bight portion or tube 63. The tube 63 is integrally connected at the rear end thereof with the upwardly and rearwardly tapered tube 64 which is in turn integrally connected at the upper end thereof to the horizontal longitudinally disposed connector tube 65. As shown in FIG.l l, the longitudinal rail 14S is fixedly connected to the connector tubes 59', 61 .and 65 by any suitable means, as by the bolts and nuts generally indicated by the numerals 66, 67 and 68, respectively. Y

As shown in FIG.` 2, the longitudinal rails 148 and 149v of the upper frame are further interconnected by the longitudinally centrally disposed cross shaft 69 which would be provided with a downward curvature so as not to interfere with a cushion seated on the upper frame. As shown in FIG. 2, the upper frame is provided with a plurality of longitudinally spaced apart transversely disF Aposed cushion supporting metal straps 70, the outer ends of which are connected to the rails 148 and 149. As shown in FIG. 8, one end o-f each'of the cushion supporting metal straps 7dr is connectedby a suitable spring as 71 to the rail 148, and the other end thereof is connected to the rail 149by a suitable connecting metal member 72.

rIlhe upper `cushion supporting frame 11 is operatively supported in an elevated position approximately two and one-half inches above -the rails 36 and 37 of the base framey by means of the following described structure. As shown in FIGS. l, 2 and 3, the front end of the upper frame 11 is swingably supported on the base frame 10 by means of the steel straps 73 and 74. The upper ends of the steel st-raps 73 and 74 are swingably connected on the cross shaft 49 on the inside of the longitudinal lrails 36 and 37. The lower ends of the straps 73 and 74 are offset outwardly and are swingably'connected to a cross shaft 75 which is suitably secured through the horizontal portions 57 and S7b of the upper frame 11. The straps 73 and 74 are preferably steel straps aboutV one inch in width. As shown in FIG. l, the rearend of theupperframel 11 is swingably mounted by similar suspension straps indicated by'thenumerals 76 and 77 from the. right side thereof, and by a pair of similar Vstraps Y7S and 79 on the left side thereof. The upper ends o-f the suspension straps 76 through'79 are -swingably mounted on the cross shafts 47 and 43 of the base frame 10. The lower ends of the last mentioned straps are suitably swingably mountedon the cross shaftsy 80 and S1 of the upper frame 11, and these shafts are interconnected between the horizontal tubes 63 and 63a. The cross shafts 80 and 81 are secured in place by any suitable means, as

y 'by suitable lock Vnuts as 82.

numerals followed 'by the small letter cl arm rest comprises the rsttubingl S3-which is. spaced upwardly from the frame rail 148 Vand extends longitudinally thereof and slopes downwardly and forwardly. The

front end 84 ofthe tube 83 is turneddownwardlyat right 'angles to the rail 148 and is xedly secured thereto by anyfsuitable means, as by the bolt and nut assembly 85V.

. The right The rear end 86 of the arm rest tube 83 curves backwardly and downwardly and is secured to the longitudinal tube 143 by means of the cross shaft 87. The right arm rest further includes the second longitudinally disposed tube 8S, the forward end of vwhich is connected to the tube 83 by means of the nut and bolt assembly 89, and

- the rear end of which is connected by the ybolt and nut assembly 90 to the tube 83.

The glider is provided with a hand puller generally indicated by the numerals 91, and as shown in FIGS. 1, 2, 4 and 6. The hand puller comprises the lower U-shaped member 92 which is secured on the shaft 148 and to which is integrally connected the strap 93 that extends outwardly and around the longitudinal rail 148i. integrally connected to the part 93 is the upwardly extended strap 94 which is integrally connected to the inwardly turned handle member 95. It will be `seen that the Ihand puller 91 is fixedly connected to the lower frame and that a slight hand pressure on the same will move the upper frame 11 backwardly and forwardly.

The glider is provided with a back rest generally indicated by the numeral 96 and which comprises the two side vertical tubes 97 and 98 which are integrally connected at the upper end thereof by the transverse tube 99. The lower ends of the tubes 97 and 98 are suitably pivotally mounted on the cross shaft 87. It will be seen that the head rest 96 may ybe elevated from the dotted line position shown in FIG. 1 by the numeral 100 to the solid line position shown therein. The head rest 96 may be held in any suitable adjusted position by means of the cross bar 101 which is adapted to be adjustably mounted inthe various slots as 102 Iformed in the plates as 103. The plates 103 `are mounted in each of the arm rest members and are fixedly secured in place by any suitable means as by welding. A strip of material as 104 may be welded across the front face of the slots 102 `to prevent the cross rod 101 from moving forwardly out of the member 103. The head rest is provided with suitable cross members 105 which are constructed the same as the cross straps 70 lfor supporting the head rest cushion thereon.

It will be seen that the user may dispose any suitable cushion on top `of the movable upper frame 11 and also dispose a suitable head rest cushion on top of the head rest member 96. Experience has shown that a glider of this type is one which is rugged and endurable in construction and provides enjoyable relaxation.

While it will be apparent that the preferred embodiment of the invention herein disclosed is well calculated to fulfill the objects above stated, it will be appreciated that the invention is susceptible to modification, variation and change without departing from the proper scope or fair meaning of the subjoined claims.

What I claim is:

1. An end lounge glider, comprising: an elongated base frame adapted to rest on the ground', said base frame comprising a horizontal portion, and a pair of ground engaging vertical side portions connected to the horizontal portion at the sides thereof; an upper cushion supporting lframe disposed over and enclosing said r-st named frame; said upper frame comprising a horizontal portion and a pair of vertical side portions connected to the horizontal portion at the sides thereof; the horizontal portion of the upper frame being disposed over the horizontal portion of the base frame, and the vertical side portions of the upper frame being disposed along the outer sides ofthe side portions of the base frame; means for movably mounting said upper frame on said first named frame; and, means fixed on said first named frame and connected to the upper frame for gripping by a user of the glider for moving the upper frame longitudinally of the first named Iframe in a forwardly and backwardly manner.

2. An end lounge glider, comprising: an elongated base frame including a horizontal portion and a pair of ground engaging vertical side portions connected to the horizontal portion at the sides thereof; an upper cushion supporting frame disposed over and enclosing said base `frame in telescopic relationship; said upper frame comprising a horizontal portion disposed over the horizontal portion of the base lframe in spaced apart relationship, and a pair of vertical side portions connected to the horizontal portion of the upper frame at the sides thereof land disposed along lthe outer sides of the side portions of the 4base frame in spaced apart relationship; means connected at the lower end thereof to the lower ends of the upper frame side portions and at the upper end thereof to the horizontal portion of the base frame for swingably mounting the upper -frame on said base frame; and, means fixed on said base frame and connected to -the upper frame for gripping by a user lof the glider for moving the upper frame longitudinally of the base frame in a forward and backward manner.

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